In the case of Salimabe w/o Shaikh Shabbir & Ors. Vs. The State of Maharashtra Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court held that the purpose of obtaining heirship certificate is not for management of the property but it is essentially a formal recognition of status of a person. The only relevant consideration is whether the applicant establishes that he/she is the heir of a person in respect of whom, he/she seeks heirship certificate. The Court only considers whether the person claiming heirship certificate is the heir of the Deceased.